Executive Management

Mr. Gu has served as Executive Chairman of Hyzon August 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Gu served as Chief Executive Officer of Hyzon from January 2020 when he co-founded the company until August 2020. Mr. Gu co-founded Hyzon’s parent company Horizon, a leading international fuel cell producer, in 2003 and has served as Horizon’s Chairman since August 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Gu served as Horizon’s Chief Executive Officer from the company’s formation until August 2019. Mr. Gu served as the Chairman of Horizon Educational Group, an affiliate of Horizon focused on fuel cell education, from August 2019 to February 2021. From June 1999 to October 2003, Mr. Gu was the Digital Ventures Manager at Eastman Chemical Company, a specialty materials company primarily in the chemical industry, where he was responsible for clean technology and e-commerce. Mr. Gu holds an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) and a B.S. degree in Finance from Fudan University.

Mr. Knight has served as Chief Executive Officer of Hyzon since August 2020. From January 2020 when Mr. Knight co-founded Hyzon until August 2020, Mr. Knight served as Hyzon’s Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Knight served as Chief Executive Officer of Hyzon’s parent company Horizon from September 2019 to August 2020, and as Horizon’s Chief Executive Officer from August 2006 to September 2019. Mr. Knight has been the Managing Director of Hymas, an affiliate of Hyzon, since its formation in May 2018. Mr. Knight holds an M.B.A. and a B.S. degree in Chemistry and Pure Mathematics from the University of Sydney.

Shinichi Hirano joined Hyzon Motors in May 2021 and is based in Michigan. A 30-year veteran of the Automotive Fuel Cell Technology, he brings decades of expertise – including 17 years in a leadership role at the Ford Motor Company.

Shinichi also led the Ford-Daimler fuel cell alliance, and USDRIVE/USCAR Fuel Cell Teams in partnership with the US Department of Energy.

Prior to his tenure at Ford, which began in 2003, Shinichi commenced his professional carrier at Mazda Motor Corporation where he led various research projects, including the Mazda Demio (Mazda 2).

Mr. Gordon served as Chief Financial Officer of Hyzon from August 2020. Mr. Gordon served as the Chief Investment Officer of Ascent Fund, an energy transition investment platform, since January 2018. From January 2018 to October 2015 Mr. Gordon served as a senior portfolio manager at Janus Henderson, a leading global active asset manager, and its predecessor, where he managed the Alphagen Energy Funds. From December 2012 to December 2014, Mr. Gordon worked as a senior analyst at Paulson & Co, Inc., an investment management firm, where he was responsible for the energy sector. Prior to his tenure at Paulson, Mr. Gordon was a portfolio manager at Soros Fund Management, an investment management firm, from April 2009 to March 2012, where he ran an energy and natural resources fund. Mr. Gordon was a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Asset Management from December 2007 to January 2009, and previously worked as a portfolio manager from September 2004 to January 2009. Prior to that, he worked as a research analyst from September 2000 to August 2004. Mr. Gordon holds an M.B.A. (honors) from the University of Chicago with concentrations in Analytic Finance and Economics, an M.A. degree from Stanford University and a B.A. degree from Brown University (honors). Mr. Gordon is a CFA charter holder.

Parker joined Hyzon Motors as Chief Strategy Officer in June 2021. His experience spans traditional energy, decarbonization / energy transition, infrastructure and transportation, serving clients and leading operations across 4 continents, 15+ countries and 25+ US states.

Parker most recently held full P&L responsibility for a nationwide 900-person, $150M revenue design and construction management business in the infrastructure, water resources and energy transition / climate change end markets within TRC, a 6,000-person $1 billion revenue firm.

Prior to TRC he was a Partner with McKinsey & Company, where he was a global leader in McKinsey’s Energy and Capital Productivity & Infrastructure Practices. Additionally, he was the Managing Partner of McKinsey’s Houston office.

Parker has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, an MBA from Rice University, and serves on the Advisory Board for Rice University’s Chemical Engineering department.

John joined Hyzon in February 2021 as its General Counsel. Most recently, he served as Karma Automotive’s General Counsel in Irvine, CA. John has served in senior legal and financial roles in both venture-backed and public entities, and is a former PwC partner in the firm’s Boston, MA and San Jose, CA offices.

John has his JD from UIC John Marshall Law School and his LL.M. from Boston University School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in California, Illinois and New Hampshire.